The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-04


the dispatch of business. When the Speaker
rays, "Orderi orderr repeating the word always
swice in an awful drawl, then there is order.
You could hear a pin drop end the trouble does
cot begin again until the Speaker is done with
the business in hand. He does not have to
stand up and pound the stufing" out of the
desk with gavel There was no such thing
rs q gavel in use while was there. The Irish
land bill was under discussion, and was just in
time to hear Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. Liberal
Unionist, make his speech, in which he indicated
q possible dissolution Of the union between his
wing and the government over the amendments
the House of Lords had made to the measure.
Mr. Chamberlain is young man, with sharp
face and features wears his hair smoothly
brushed, and Eyeglasses The profile of his
face is somewhat like that of the late John T.
Raymond, with just a show Of presbyterian"
whiskers at the sides of his face. He spoke
quite we'll, but with some hesitation and chem
ming and having" but pointedly and with the
evident purpose of making an impression upon
the people he was talking to. No one that heard
talked to the galleries orto the country. The de-
bate was participated in by Mr. John Morley,
other younGish, smooth-Iooking man, not unlike
DR.. Edison in appearance MIR. Morley is
thought to be the coming leader of the Liberal
party, vice Gladstone; Sir William Vernon Har-
Sourt. a tall, hoavy man, dressed in gray
clothes, with close butsoned Prince Albert and
Bteel-gray hair and whiskers; the Marquis of
Harrington, fine-looking person, reddish face
and hair and whiskers, and with broad" ex-
preston Of countenance and tone of voice; Mr.
w. II. Smith, the bald headed benevolent
looking, red whiskered, ample launched, Sab
stantial leader of the House. He is not near so
good as he looks, and is much weaker than he
ought TO be. His physique is the best part of
him. Mr.. A ]. Balfour, the Irish Secretary, is a
small. slender. auburn haired and whskered
young man, with hair painfully smoothed and
parted in the middle to the turning of hair
He wears glasses, and is effsminate in appear.
ance and speech. Mr.. Smith and Mr. Balfour
did not impress 'strong" government
and when Mr.. Parnell and Mr. Dillon made
their attacks upon the bill, and Mr.. Chamb er-
lain indicated his opposition. they really
helpless. until the Marquis of Harrington came
TO their aid. The strongest and clearest speaker
on the government bench Mr.. Gibson. the
Attorney general for Ireland upon whose
shoulders botn the leader and Secretary gladly
allowed the chief responsibility of the debate to
rest. After the first round, which the speakers
bad been the persons I have named. the House
took up the amendments seriatlm, and then
there was scattering Of members. Not
than a dozen were left Mt times and the proceed
ings were painfully prosy Tine clerk read from
the bill in that most profoundly uni Ineligible
voice that only Englshmar assume and
then the Speaker long, lanky, dyspeptic sort
of fellow, duplicate exaggerated of Shelby
ID. Cullom-would rise and say: THE question
is upon agreeing with the Lords amendment; all
VINO favor say aye; contrary minded, no-its
with the ayes" It didn't make the slightest
difference whether any body voted not; the
proceeding was the same, and the Speaker al
WAYS carried the motion the side of the gov
ment Twice there as division, and saw
that peculiar proceeding Despite the clear
negative vote-the Tory benches being deserted
the Speaker decided on both questions for the
ayes" Then some cried MOI and the
Speaker announced "a division" Ali was then
hustle and conf fusion. Servants hurried hither
and thither, summonine members. until the
benches were fairly filled up. The Speaker
and drawled out, ''Orderl orderi" putting the
disputed question and naming tellers, saying
Tine ayes to the rIgh.. the to tho left"
Then all the members left the hall, aud when it
was quite empty the door-k eepsr at the Speakers
and signaled to the doorkeeper at the other and
then the representatives. filed in betw the
tellers. thoy desired. The members being
counted, teller the winning side passed
rapidly to the desk and whispered the figures.
They were written and handed the teller, who
with his three colleagues approached the table,
bowed, and the result was announced This oc-
cured twice. the government, of course, carrying
both divisions, and the demand WAS character
lied by Nh Smith Construction " 1t
curious sort of thing; but 1t was very English,
you know. The House met at o'clock P. NJ,
and about g. these divisions having been taken,
a mem Der arose to address the House another
amendment. whereupon the Speaker drawled out
order! order! and the man was SQuelched. 1t
was lunch time, the honorable Speaker hun
cry, and the only thing in order" to wait
until his fat and fabby stomach had been
freshed. Ii reminded ono OF the good old days
when Sims Celley was president os the Courcl
When 10 o'clock came matter what the |
state of business, the president would announce |
that 1t was time to go home; he had earned his |
two dollars, aGd he incontinentlv adjourned. |
He was a god send to overworked reporters. I |
owe him much. Peace to his memory. Parlia- |
ment ia creeping along with its business in a |
dull, listless way. Nobody expects the present |
government to last long, certainly not in it's
present shape. The latest rumor is that
tumn session will be held, at which time the
MARQUIS of Harrington will become Prime Min
lister and leader of the Commons. and Salisbury
will retain the Foreign Office and the Lords
leadership This will do away with lot of the
small-fry incompetents who in the present
Cabinet This possible reconstruction of the
government will likely be accelerated by the re-
suit of the Northwich election just held, in which
the Gladstonian candidate unexpectedly
successful-that is, his success much
greater than anticipated. The by-elections in
dicste that the electorate 10 getting very tired OF
the present weak and iEeficlent government, |
even IL they do not presage the retura to power
of the Grand Old Man.
The parks of London do not amount to much
They fat pieces OF land, with ponds and
foun tains, wide roads, and grass and trees.
There is little or no natural bsauty about them.
and art has but added arti6ciality. Nowhere
have | seen nything that compare with
Central Park; as l have cemetery that
is TO be mentioned connect ion with the
beautiful ones in Acknowledgement Auburn
Laurel Hill, Oak Ridge and Crown Hill
The Albert Memorial in kepsingtou Gar dens,
beyond Hyde Park, is fine work. but IL is taw
dry. Its gliding and color are homogeneous with
the character and purpose OF the memorial.
They dwarf IL and cheaper IT, Gliding and pig
ment not immortal. and they do not belong
10 the IMMORTAL in sculpture. Notwithstanding
the colored Venus of the Greeks, and the tinted
bust of Shakespeare In Stratford church.
After Westminster Abbey the next thing l
wanted to see was IS Chcyne Row. Chelsea" The
bus driver, by whose aide sat for the ride. was
very chatty He said he had been on the line
Tor seventeen years. and had often driven Car
lyle from his home town and back. 1t Is
nearly an hours ride from Charing Cross until
you reach the street down which the driver said
would be found tho little court known the |
dreat Cheyne Row. 1t IS block long, the
open end overlooking Cheyne walk, and the lit
tie park along the Thames bank in which there
s a sitting statue TO the famous man. and,
well, little tablet inserted in the wall of the
.orner house reciting that at No "a Thomas